Tag Archives: young adult fiction
A Cafe Chat with Editor Rachel Diebel, by Kristen Strocchia
Our second webinar in the 2022 Query Grind webinar series is coming up on February 24 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. We’ll have Feiwel & Friends Assistant Editor Rachel Diebel telling us all about comp titles! To get ready for … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Chat, Interviews, Uncategorized, webinar
Tagged children's books, comp titles, comparison titles, eastern PA scbwi, Eastern PA SCBWI webinar, graphic novel, KidLit, Kristen Strocchia, middle grade, middle grade fiction, middle grade novels, queries kidlit, query grind, Rachel Diebel, SCBWI, SCBWI webinar, upper middle grade, webinar, writing queries, ya fiction, young adult, young adult fiction
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A Cafe Chat with Author Laura Sibson, by Lindsay Bandy
Eastern PA SCBWI member Laura Sibson’s newest book, Edie In Between, was released in August. Our PAL Coordinator, Lindsay Bandy, recently had a chance to catch up with Laura at our virtual café. Here’s what they had to say. Lindsay: … Continue reading
A Cafe Chat with Sourcebooks Editor Kate Prosswimmer, by Lindsay Bandy
I’m so happy to introduce Kate Prosswimmer, our faculty editor for this year’s Pocono Retreat at the Highlights Foundation, May 4-6! Even though the manuscript critique deadline has passed, there is still room for you at the retreat. So sip … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Chat, Interviews, Uncategorized
Tagged 2018, after zero, Authors, becky albertalli, beyond the bright sea, character development, christina collins, editor pet peeves, editors, emily x.r. pan, fairy tale reform school, ijeoma oluo, Illustrators, jen calonita, Kate Prosswimmer, lady pancake & sir french toast, Lindsay Bandy, MG, middle grade fiction, neurodiversity, not quite narwhal, orphan island, PB, Picture Books, plot development, Pocono Retreat, simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda, so you want to talk about race, Sourcebooks, steampunk, switched, the astonishing color of after, the female of the species, the thing about jellyfish, voice, what editors are looking for, YA, young adult fiction
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Fictionary, Part 2: What Genre Do I Write? by Lori Ann Palma
When you start working on a story idea, categorizing it into a specific genre isn’t typically on your list of things to do. But when you go to craft a query letter, you’ll definitely need to place your work into … Continue reading
Posted in Genre Specifics, Submission Sense
Tagged Carly Watters, commercial fiction, cozy mystery, dystopian fiction, fantasy, high concept, horror, literary fiction, magical realism, MG genre, middle grade fiction, mystery, nathan bransford, psychological thriller, science fiction, Speculative, steampunk, thriller, upmarket fiction, YA genre, young adult fiction
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A Café Chat with Literary Agent Taylor Martindale Kean, by Lori Ann Palma
There are only a few weeks until our 2017 Pocono Retreat! Today we have another amazing interview to help you get to know our faculty. Taylor Martindale Kean joins us in the Eastern Penn Points café! Taylor Martindale Kean is a … Continue reading
A Cafe Chat with Diana Rodriguez Wallach, by Lindsay Bandy
Today we’re hosting YA author Diana Rodriguez Wallach, who we’re lucky enough to have at Fall Philly later this month! Be sure to say hi to Diana in the comments, and hop on over to her web site to learn … Continue reading
Posted in Fall Philly 2016, Interviews, Uncategorized
Tagged advice on writing diverse fiction, Amor and Summer Secrets, Anastasia Phoenix, Diana Rodriguez Wallach, Diverse literature, Diverse protagonists, eastern pa writer events, fall philly 16, Interviews, Lindsay Bandy, Proof of Lies, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, writing advice, writing fiction, writing YA, young adult fiction
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Unsung Allies in the School Market, by Kristen C. Strocchia
With today’s push for Common Core, it’s important to consider that while there is still a place for all of the traditional genres of children’s literature in the school and library market, marketing tactics may need to change. Fiction … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Getting Down to Business
Tagged #WeNeedDiverseBooks, 5C's: Communication, 90 Miles to Havana, ACTFL, American Association of Teachers of French, American Council of Teaching Foreign Languages, Children's Literature, common core, Communities, Comparisons, Connections, Cultures, Deborah Ellisk, Diverse literature, Dora the Explorer, Enrique Flores-Galbi, KidLit, Kristen C. Strocchia, Margarita Engle, marketing, Pam Munos Ryan, Pura Belpre Award, Rosita, Sacred Leaf, school and library market, Sesame Street, Shabanu, Sonia Levitin, Suzanne Fisher Staples, The Return, The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom, world languages, young adult fiction
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